Why You Would Need a Plain Shaft

Plain shafts are mechanical components that are tasked with the duties of propelling movements, (either sliding movement or rotational) between two parts of a machine. Its main purpose is to avoid wear and tear in the point of support in the machine, which could occur when the two points were to roll directly on themselves…

Machines That Use Plain Shafts

Shafts are those circular rotating machine elements that are used to transmit energy from one part of the machine to the other or from a machine that generates energy to another machine that consumes energy. On it are mounted various elements such as Sprockets, gears, pulleys, Cams, etc. Shafts are used to transmit rotational movements…